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Raglover: the tank is full, but I’ll pull the unit out of the tank to check it and report back what I find. (Ben, thanks for the clarification) The link that syncs the carb/timing is a possibility. I will check it as well.
Fleetwin: I did put a fuel nozzle gasket on it. I put on the same one that would be used for a standard RD from the 1950s. Should be the same I would think. It may indeed be over propped. I have a 3 blade bronze prop marked SMC 58 which I believe makes it a 14 pitch prop. My boat is a 15 foot aliminum runabout with very little in it. The catalog says it should be the one for 14-16 foot boats with 1-2 people. It is a deep v-hull with seemingly lots of drag, however. Anybody know what prop would have been standard issue at the dealer? I think 10 3/8 x 12 was standard for the earlier RDs and big twins. But wouldn’t too much pitch make it rev higher?
Jerry: the fuel line should be good. It’s a Mercury quicksilver one. The fuel connector is likely an aftermarket one since the original Mercury one would have been different. I always look for the float hanging up on the gasket when I rebuild them because I’ve heard of this issue before. I believe it did not impede movement at all.